MARCH 14TH 2011

100+ Gifted Guitarists You Should Know

Nominated and selected by the TrueFire community, the following ten players join TrueFire’s 100+ Gifted Guitarists You Should Know list in recognition of their extraordinary talent and musical prowess. They are listed in no particular order. Click here to see the full list and learn more about this series.

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Ron Thal

Ron ThalThe Experimental Guitar Blog by WordPress.com* says, “Ron Thal is a guitarist, song writer, and producer. He is currently with the group, Guns and Roses. As a young child he learned guitar from Steve Mironivich after an inspiration from Gene Simmons. In the mid 1990s he was ranked among the best guitarists.

Thal joined the Guns and Roses in 2006 and has performed in the UK. Though he has not been featured as writer in any of the songs, he plays a major role as a guitarist by playing to a perfection degree in all the songs. In the recent years Thal, who is also called “Bumblefoot,” has made several efforts apart from being with Guns and Roses. He got the name when he was assisting his wife in preparation of a veterinary examination He has made many tours including China and the United States.

He is also a producer for other artists and is active star in fundraising for multiple Sclerosis research. Ron has participated in the music charity cd project entitled, “Guitarists 4 the Kids”, which features Ron alongside spectacular guitarists Mattias Eklundh, Stevie Salas, Steve Lukather, Pierre Bensusan and others.”*

He released a CD in late 2001 and donated all profits to the Red Cross. Thal has released his second song in a series of singles being released digitally this year, a guitar-driven cover of the Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever.

Official Website: www.bumblefoot.com